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Chow chow

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A chayote. South-Asia, countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A chayote. South-Asia
  3. 3
    breed of medium-sized dogs with a thick coat and fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have originated in northern China wordnet
  4. 4
    Alternative form of chowchow. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A dog of a Chinese breed with sturdy build, square profile, small triangular erect ears with rounded tips, and a dense double coat.

Etymology

First attested in 1886, but of uncertain origin (present Chinese terms for the breed do not resemble it). Possibly related to the old Chinese custom of eating dogs (cf. chow and chow-chow).

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